Friday, January 3rd, 2014 by Patrice Lewis -- Welcome to the New Year. The usual platitudes for early January include wishes for greater success, greater health and all-around greater prospects.
But we all know our nation more…

Friday, December 20th, 2013 by Patrice Lewis -- This past week we were talking with our teenage daughters about where this country is heading. "What I don't understand," said our 15-year-old, "is why people can't see more…

Friday, December 13th, 2013 by Patrice Lewis -- Some time around 1908, the president of Harvard University, Charles Eliot, accepted a unique challenge. "Eliot had stated in speeches that the elements of a liberal education could more…

Friday, December 6th, 2013 by Patrice Lewis -- Recently, I came across an advice column on Slate.com in which a heartbroken mother learned her 15-year-old daughter was having sex with her boyfriend. "I spent many years more…

Friday, November 29th, 2013 by Patrice Lewis -- A couple of years ago, I bookmarked an article called "We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other" by Sherry Turkle. The writer tells how she more…

Friday, November 15th, 2013 by Patrice Lewis -- Along with the rest of America – well, at least the folks who aren't slack-jawed by Hollywood's entertainment drivel – I've become more and more concerned about the more…